RICS Appoints Sanjay Dutt Of Tata Housing As Chairman Of Its South Asia Board

Sanjay Dutt, MD & CEO –Tata Realty & Infrastructure Limited and Tata Housing Development Company has been appointed as Chairman of the RICS South Asia Board. In his role as Chairman, Sanjay will help steer the RICS South Asia Board in furthering the organization’s vision, in carrying out RICS activities in line with its mission and building on its current footprint of promoting the adoption of its professional qualification and standards.   

India is a priority market for RICS in its vision of being a global professional body fit for the 21st century. The South Asia Board is expected to aide in expanding the footprint of RICS qualified professionals in India, as well as South Asia and promote the RICS standards by engaging with government bodies, regulators, investors, employers, and end users.

Sanjay Dutt who is a Fellow of the RICS (FRICS) stated “I am honored and humbled to be appointed as the Chair of the RICS South Asia Board. RICS is a public interest organization that works at a cross-government level to bring professionalism, standardization of practice, accountability and transparency in the built environment sector. I am excited to further RICS’ footprint in India and South Asia by supporting its agenda to influence governments, organizations’ and key stakeholders across real estate, construction and infrastructure domains, while developing and embedding an internationally recognized qualification and standards at the very heart of the market.” 

In addition, the other South Asia Board members will comprise of senior industry leaders from the built environment sector who will be able to extend sound business direction and bring fresh ideas to the organization. This will help RICS to leverage important relationships and embed international standards across the length and breadth of the sector.  

Nimish Gupta FRICS, MD – RICS South Asia said “We are extremely pleased to have Sanjay Dutt as Chairman of the Board. Sanjay is a highly accomplished professional; one who has been adept at handling a wide array and facets of built environment businesses. Given that Sanjay has previously served on the RICS Governing Council, we look forward to his foresight and vision on furthering the RICS’ agenda in South Asia. He is passionate about driving change and therefore a great brand ambassador for us.”

Sanjay Dutt is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of TATA Realty & Infrastructure Limited (TRIL) and Tata Housing. He also serves as the Chairman of FICCI real –estate committee. He has over 24 years of experience in the real estate sector with various international real estate developers and property consultants. He has extensive experience in real estate strategic planning, development, redevelopment, leasing, new acquisitions and asset management business across geographies of India.

Sanjay holds a Post-Graduate in Marketing & HR from the International Management Institute.